Muedick cameron



(No Model.)

M. CAMERON. MEAT 0R BREAD GUTTER.

No. 489,457. Patented Jan. 10, 1893..

NITE STATES ATENT FNSE- MURDIOK CAMERON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ANGUS MODONALD, OF SAME PLACE.

MEAT OR BREAD CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 489,457, dated January 10, 1893.

Application led May 3l, 1892. Serial No. 434,932. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern: gage plate, in whatever position it may be Be it known that I, MURDICK CAMERON, a set. E is a hand-block for holding the matecitizen of the United States,residing at Minrial to be sliced, and is mounted for moveneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ment parallel with the cutter. As shown, the

5 of Minnesota, have invented certain new and bed A is provided with a dove-tailed groove useful Improvements in Meat or Bread Cut- @,constitutinga guide-way and the'bed-board ters;andIdoherebydeclarethefollowingtobe of the hand-block is provided with a dove- 6o a full, clear, and exact description of the intailed tenon c, working in the said groove.

vention, such as will enable others skilled in The hand block E is provided with a handle 1o the art to which it appertains to make and use E and a hand shield or guard E2, for protectthe same. ing the hand of the operator, from contact My invention has for its object to provide with the knife. o5 an improved device for slicing bread, meat, The operation is obvious. The article to or other articles. be sliced is placed on the hand-block and the i5 To this end, the invention consists of cerlatter is moved by the operator across the tain novel features of construction, which will bed, thereby subjecting the material projectbe hereinafter fully' described and be particuing from one side of the hand-block to the ac- 7o larly pointed out in the claim. tion of the knife. The position of the gage- The invention is illustrated in the accomplate C determines the thickness of the slice. 2o panying drawings. The article when placed on lthe hand-block is Therein like letters referring to like parts shoved to the right by the left hand, as far as throughout,-Figure l is a front elevation, is permitted by the gage-plate; and the hand and Fig. 2 a plan view of the device. Fig. 3 block is operated by the right hand. By acis a right end elevation, and Fig. 4 arear eletual usage, I have found this to be very con- 25 vation of the same, and Fig. 5 a cross section Venient, for slicing bread, meat, cabbage, and

on the line X X of Fig. 4. similar articles.

A, B, represent the frame, of which parts What I claim and desire to secure by Let- 8o A is the horizontal bed and B a transverse ters Patent of the United States, is as folvertical cutter-holder, rigidly secured to the lowsz- 3o bed A. This cutter-holder is cut away on an The combination with the frame comprising incline beginning at the left-hand lower corthe horizontal bed A, and the vertical transner, and extending near to the top at its verse cutter-holder B, cut away at b, to form right-hand portion, as shown at b, to form a 4a passage for the slice and a seat for the slice passage for the slice, and a seat for the slice gage-plate C, of the knife or cutter D fixed to 3 5 gage-plate O. This slice gage-plate is shaped the holder in an inclined position, said sliceto it the cut away part of the cutter-holder, gage-plate working on the said seat of said with an opening or passage between the two, holder, the slotted bearing brackets C fixed 9o for the location of the cutter or knife D, and to the frame, the bearing-studs C2 fixed to the a passage for the slice. The knife or cutter gage-plate, and working in the slots of said 4o D is set on an incline on the front of the cutbrackets, the lockingarm C3 fixed to the ter-holder, so as to give a drawing out. The frame and the keeper Cl and jam-screw C5 slice-gage is adjustable. To effect this adjustcarried by the gage-plate and working on said ment, slotted bearing-brackets C are secured arm,for securing the gage plate wherever set, to the frame and the cutter-gage is provided all of the said parts being arranged and op- 45 with bearing-studs C2, working in the slots of erating substantially as and for the purposes the said brackets. The slots in the brackets set forth. are set at an angle to the cutter-holder, so that In testimony whereof I affix my signature in roo the gage plate will move ohutward andlacpresence of two witnesses. ward with reference to t e cutter. oc

5o ing arm Cs is fixed to the end of the cutter- MURDIOK OAMBRON' holder and the slice-gage plate is provided Witnesses: with a keeper O4, and a jam-screw O5, work- JAS. F. WILLIAMSON, ing over the said arm, adapted to secure the EMMA F. ELMORE. 

